BCSC board approves 2022 tax rate

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Jana Wiersema
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Students arrive at Columbus North High School on the first day of school after spring break in Columbus, Ind., Monday, March 22, 2021. Following new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, BCSC and Flat Rock-Hawcreek school corporations have fully reopened their schools for in-person classes. Parents are still allow to keep their children in virtual learning if they choose to until the end of the school year. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.’s tax rate for 2022 will be slightly lower than that of 2021.

According to Assistant Superintendent of Finance Chad Phillips, the final rate for 2022 is $1.0108 per $100 of assessed valuation. The 2021 rate was $1.0110 for $100 of assessed value.

“The Department of Local Governmental Finance approved our 2022 tax rate and budget recently,” said Phillips. “And we will continue to track how we are doing.”

He shared that the state average for 2021 was $1.1093 and provided the following 2021 averages for comparable districts:

  • 10 districts closest geographically: $1.1215
  • 10 districts most similar in assessed value: $1.0548
  • 10 districts most similar in overall total budget: $1.0725

“We think that those capture, basically, the best ways to tell how BCSC is doing from a property tax rate standpoint,” said Phillips. “…We continue not only to be responsible from a tax rate perspective, but continue to invest in our facilities and in our people.”

For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Republic.

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